Research Article
Clinical and Epidemiological Determinants of Lower Respiratory Tract Infections in Hospitalized Pediatric Patients
Table 2
Anthropometric profiles of patients based on gender (
).
| | Anthropometric profile | Boys ()
() | Girls ()
() |
| | Weight (kg) | | | | Height (cm) | | | | WAZ among of age | | | | WAZ among of age | | | | HAZ among of age | | | | HAZ among of age | | | | Cut off values [23] | ( (%)) | ( (%)) | | Weigh-for-age -score | | Severe underweight (<−3.00 WAZ) | 41 (22.8) | 24 (19.5) | | Moderate malnutrition (−3 to −2.01 WAZ) | 17 (9.4) | 16 (13) | | Mild underweight (−2 WAZ to 1.01 WAZ | 106 (58.9) | 67 (54.5) | | Normal (±1.00 WAZ) | 16 (8.9) | 16 (13) | | Height-for-age -score | | | | Severe stunting (<−3.00 HAZ) | 38 (21.1) | 16 (13) | | Moderate stunting (−3 to −2.01 HAZ) | 25 (13.9) | 12 (9.8) | | Mild stunting (−2 WAZ to 1.01 WAZ) | 90 (50) | 66 (53.7) | | Normal (±1.00 WAZ) | 27 (15) | 29 (23.6) |
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The weight was measured in kilograms. WAZ: weight-for-age -score; HAZ: height-for-age -score. |
